Nucleic acids and their functions

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Genetic code
What does the genetic code do,
How many bases are on the genetic...,
What does the triplet code for
3  cards
Nucleic acids
What are nucleic acids always bou...,
What are nucleic acids,
Nucleoside
10  cards
Chemical energy and biological process
Chemical energy,
How do heterotrophic organism get...,
Where do autotrophic organisms ge...
3  cards
ATP as a carrier for energy
How do organisms mainly store che...,
What is the molecules that makes ...,
When is atp synthesised
3  cards
Structure of ATP
What does atp include,
What are the bases in atp
2  cards
ATP and Energy
What happens when energy is neede...,
What gets removed,
What is atp hydrolysed into
5  cards
ATP as a supplier of energy
What does the hydrolysis of atp t...,
How many enzymes are needed to re...,
How many enzymes to you need to r...
5  cards
Roles of ATP
Metabolic processes,
Active transport,
Movement
5  cards
DNA
Who was the structure of dna intr...
1  cards
Properties of DNA
What is the shape of dna,
What are the bonds between nucleo...,
How are the polynucleotides strands
4  cards
Structure of DNA
Where is the pentose sugar,
What are on the outside and form ...
2  cards
The structure of RNA
What kind of strand is in rna,
What sugar does it contain,
What bases does rna contain
3  cards
Types of RNA
Messenger rna,
Ribosomal rna,
Transfer rna
3  cards
Function of DNA
Where is dna found,
Where can smaller molecules of dn...
2  cards
Replication
How many strands does dna have,
What happens to the double helix
2  cards
Protein Synthesis
What does the sequence of bases r...
1  cards
DNA replication
What do chromosones do,
What is coping of dna called,
When does replication take place
7  cards
The genetic Code
What is dna the store for,
Where is it genetic information c...,
What dpes the base sequence directs
6  cards
Characteristics of genetic code
What does each base code for,
How many codes are posible in a t...,
How many amino acids are found in...
3  cards
Replication
What does dna contain,
Intron,
Exon
3  cards
Protein Synthesis
Transcription,
T
2  cards
Genes and Polypeptides
What does many proteins contain,
What does one gene
2  cards
Post - transiational modification
What does the sequence of genes d...,
What functions do proteins have,
What happens to polypeptides made...
4  cards

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